Drink small amounts of fluid 2 to 4 oz. Do not try to force down large amounts of fluid at one time, which can cause vomiting. Use a teaspoon 5 milliliters or syringe for an infant or small child. Babies can continue to drink breast milk or formula along with extra fluids. You do NOT need to switch to a soy formula.
Try eating small amounts of food frequently. Foods to try include: Cereals, bread, potatoes, lean meats Plain yogurt, bananas, fresh apples Vegetables If you have diarrhea and are unable to drink or keep down fluids because of nausea or vomiting, you may need fluids through a vein IV. Antibiotics do not work for viruses. You can buy medicines at the drugstore that can help stop or slow diarrhea.
Do not use these medicines without talking to your provider if you have bloody diarrhea, a fever, or if the diarrhea is severe.
Do not give these medicines to children. Outlook Prognosis. For most people, the illness goes away in a few days without treatment. Possible Complications. When to Contact a Medical Professional. You should also contact your provider if you or your child has these symptoms: Blood in the stool Confusion Dizziness Dry mouth Feeling faint Nausea No tears when crying No urine for 8 hours or more Sunken appearance to the eyes Sunken soft spot on an infant's head fontanelle Contact your provider right away if you or your child also have respiratory symptoms, fever or possible exposure to COVID A vaccine to prevent rotavirus infection is recommended for infants starting at age 2 months.
Alternative Names. Patient Instructions. Are viruses the only cause of gastroenteritis? How does viral gastroenteritis spread? What are the symptoms of viral gastroenteritis? The symptoms of viral gastroenteritis include watery diarrhea pain or cramping in your abdomen nausea or vomiting sometimes fever What are the symptoms of dehydration? What kinds of viruses cause viral gastroenteritis?
The most common causes of viral gastroenteritis include norovirus. Norovirus is the most common cause of viral gastroenteritis. Symptoms usually begin 12 to 48 hours after you come into contact with the virus and last 1 to 3 days. Symptoms usually begin about 2 days after you come into contact with the virus and last for 3 to 8 days. Symptoms typically begin 3 to 10 days after you come into contact with the virus and last 1 to 2 weeks.
Symptoms typically begin 4 to 5 days after you come into contact with the virus and last 1 to 4 days. Infants, older adults and people with suppressed immune systems may become severely dehydrated when they lose more fluids than they can replace. Hospitalization might be needed so that lost fluids can be replaced intravenously. Dehydration can be fatal, but rarely.
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This content does not have an English version. This content does not have an Arabic version. Overview Viral gastroenteritis is an intestinal infection marked by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramps, nausea or vomiting, and sometimes fever.
Viral gastroenteritis Open pop-up dialog box Close. It also causes liver disease and abnormal liver chemistries. Given both personal experience here in Rochester and world-wide experience, COVID clearly has a big gastrointestinal footprint. However, patients with pre-existing conditions are more at risk for serious outcomes due to COVID One of the biggest concerns is that a number of these patients are treated with agents that suppress their immunity.
Patients who have these conditions may have significantly worsened diarrhea if they develop COVID For these patients, prevention is worth so much and we must spend a significant amount of effort trying to prevent them from getting COVID While it's still early days, we have some knowledge of what virus may do to the gastrointestinal tract. With post-infectious dysmotility, the infection is gone, but it continues to manifests by either moving too often or not often enough.
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